Norman Claxton

Norman Claxton

Personal information
Full name	Norman Claxton
Nickname	Norrie
Born	(1877-11-02)2 November 1877 North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	5 December 1951(1951-12-05) (aged 74) North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Australian rules footballer Australian rules football career Personal information Position(s) Defender Playing career Years Club Games (Goals) 1900–1904 North Adelaide 38 (2) Career highlights 2x SAFA premiership player: 1900, 1902 North Adelaide best and fairest: 1902
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1898/99–1909/10	South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 39 Runs scored 2090 Batting average 29.43 100s/50s 1/14 Top score 199* Balls bowled 4521 Wickets 66 Bowling average 34.42 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/56 Catches/stumpings 26/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 October 2023

Norman Claxton (2 November 1877 – 5 December 1951) was an all-round sportsman from South Australia. He was a prominent figure in South Australian cricket, Australian rules football, baseball, and cycling during the early twentieth century, both as a player and later an administrator.

He represented South Australia in first-class cricket, playing 39 matches for his state, and finishing his career with 2,090 first-class runs at an average of 29.43. In Australian rules football, he was part of the North Adelaide Football Club teams that won the South Australian National Football League in 1900 and 1902. He left a lasting legacy in baseball by donating the Claxton Shield which bears his name as the trophy for the champion baseball team in Australia. His contributions to baseball led to him being inducted into the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame in 2005.